Tonight we swap things up a bit, Kodra drives the bus and does an excellent job doing it. During the day Belghast had some pretty rough news, and just didn't feel up to being his jolly self, as such Kodra stepped in to offer support and we made it through the show in one piece. Tonight we are joined by Belghast, Kodra, Rae, Ashgar and Raven and talk random gamey bits. There is much discussion of Final Fantasy XIV as usual with Raven talking about completing her second Novus weapon and beginning a second Nexus grind, and several of us talking about our victory over Ultros and solid attempts on Tier 5 in Binding Coil of Bahamut. I talk World of Warcraft raiding, and looking forward to beginning the Highmaul Raid after missing Thursday and my raids first two boss kills.

Together Bel, Rae, Kodra and Ashgar talk Heroes of the Storm, since this week they finally saw fit to give Rae an invite. That game is exceptionally fun and better suited for a more casual gamer than League of Legends is. Over the course of the week we have played quite a bit of it and talk about our personal hero preferences and playstyles. Kodra runs a much tighter ship than I seem to, because we actually clocked in at just barely over an hour once editing was finished. Extra special thanks to Kodra for steering the ship while I couldn't quite muster the oomph to do so.

On this episode we have a special guest on AggroChat that may turn into a more permanent addition. Raven is a friend that I initially met through Twitter but we all have become close to through our time spent in Final Fantasy XIV. She has been awesome with offering to fill in with her characters whenever we happen to need them for our guilds semi-regular shenanigans. With Rae’s recent absence from the show I had been kicking around the idea of bringing on another person, and thankfully Raven showed some interest in doing it. Hopefully she had as much fun as the rest of us did, and she brought some interesting takes on the topics we discussed.

This was a massive meandering show where we talked about some of our favorite puzzle games at length even dredging things up like Tetris Attack. We talked about the Road Not Taken, which is quite possibly the most depressing puzzle rpg ever. We talk Super Smash brothers, and do a horrible job at trying to guess Ashgar’s favorite character. We talk about Kodra’s experience playing Dragon Age Origins and how he is ultimately playing a completely different game than I ever managed to play. We fall into a giant Final Fantasy XIV crafting discussion, since Raven is the pocket expert on the topic. Finally I discuss my frustrations with Molten Core 40 man LFR from this past Tuesday and how it really does make players not ever want to do 40 man again.

Tonight we have Belghast, Ashgar, Kodra and Tamrielo and once again we fill the evening talking about the games we have been playing. Kodra talks about his recent experiences playing the Shadows of Mordor, and how the sandbox is actually more enjoyable than the story. Ashgar talks about Little Big Planet 3 and the beauty of sackboy. I talk about the rather large WoW shaped hole that I seem to have fallen into with the release of Warlords of Draenor. Tamrielo talks about his recent experiences in Final Fantasy XIV and finally finding a set piece robe that I actually likes. This of course is just a sketch of the topics discussed, and several games in between including Endless Legend, Civlization Beyond and Fallen London.

Tonight I am joined by Ashgar, Kodra and Tam as we ramble ever onwards about video games and things related to those video games. Tonight we talk the supremely interesting 4X game Endless Legend... which if nothing else seems to have an endless thing of configuration options. We talk about Shadows of Mordor where we determine that it may in fact be a "Bel game" so long as I can suffer through the stealth places. Finally I unload about my recent waffle and subsequent return to World of Warcraft for the Warlords of Draenor expansion. All of which we expound upon at length in traditiona AggroChat style.

Tonight I am joined by Ashgar, Kodra and Tam as we ramble along about various gaming tidbits. Ashgar having moved across country, is a real team player for somehow managing to string together both internet and a machine to record from all in time to join us. Kodra and I dig into a length conversation about his recent return to Magic the Gathering Online, and the fact that I am dipping my toes into it as well. Tam joins us after a long day at an Infinity Minatures tournament, and talks about the experiences and battles of the day. Ash having spent the week moving, did not have a lot of gameplay but did talk a bit about replaying Final Fantasy X on the vita.

Together we discuss the happenings of Blizzcon and the announcement of the first brand new IP in 17 years... Overwatch. Kodra and I are cautiously optimistic and looking forward to it. Tam and Ash are mostly just cautious. All of us agree that it looks interesting. Another happening of Blizzcon, the announcement of the Gnomes vs Goblins expansion for Hearthstone serves as a segway into our frustrations with the one dimensional nature of Gnomes in the Warcraft franchise. Can't being short and smart also be awesome? Do they have to always remain a running gag? Once again we manage to spend an hour and a half delving into these topics and bringing them to you our listeners.

This week I am joined by Ashgar, Rae and Tam as we talk about the major patch that just landed in Final Fantasy XIV. The servers have been besieged by a rolling group of rogues... as the patch completely revives chain running FATEs in so many zones. Tam talks about the last week spent pushing up a Ninja from level 1 and finally hitting 50 this afternoon. We talk about the new dungeons, the changes to raiding, and the changes to the relic weapon process. Additionally folks talk about the recent changes in the League of Legends competitive scene.

Tonight we were joined by Ashgar, Kodra, Rae and Tam as we discuss all sorts of stuff going on. We talk about the latest round of FFXIV announcements coming out of the London Fanfest. Unfortunately the announcement that we got in Vegas of the Job information coming in London... was a bit of a tease. We also talk about what we are looking forward to Tuesday when the 2.4 patch lands. I talk about my experiences with Rift Nightmare Tide launch and the fairly catastrophic server rollback that caused me to loose essentially one entire days worth of playtime and a bunch of other stuff that came with that. Tam and Kodra talk about their experiences playing Civilization Beyond Earth as a co-operative team. Finally Rae fills us in on some of the craziness that is happening in the post season League. It seems like there is a ton of "horse trading" going on as players are swapping teams left and right.

At the point of posting this podcast Sunday morning... we have now completed our Extra Life marathon as part of the Alliance of Awesome team and as a group we raised almost $2000 for the charity. Super proud of everyone that participated and tuned in to watch us go.

This week I am joined by Ashgar, Rae, Tam and Kodra. We talk about the first day of the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival and all of the interesting bits of news related to the Heavensward expansion that will be landing spring of 2015. We also talk about the upcoming 2.4 Dreams of Ice patch that should be landing shortly. Kodra and Tam have spent some time playing Borderlands the Pre-Sequel and give their thoughts on the experience so far. Finally we talk about the recent changes in League of Legends to the jungle systems, and some discussion about the Worlds Final.

Tonight myself, Rae, Tam and Kodra talk about all manner of things. Tam finds a hidden jar of Nutella, Kodra delivers a sermon on the benefits of Galaxy Trucker, Rae gushes about her new Dinosaur Hunter... and I try and keep things going along smoothly in the process. We have a long ramble about Dragon Age again, this time talking about Kodra's struggle to get into the story. He has finally "gotten off the citadel" to borrow a phrase from Mass Effect 1. We also talk about how each of us approaches the characters we play in creating a personal story behind them. We talk about my struggles with Destiny this week and finally hitting the point where I am starting to feel it is entirely too grindly. Finally we talk about what Blizzard might be announcing at Blizzcon, and we go off on a speculative tour about what genres we think they might do reviving and polishing to a shine. It was a rather packed podcast and we realistically could have probably gone on for another hour and a half.

Tonight we help launch TGEN or The Gaming and Entertainment Network as we join this awesome new podcast network. Check out http://tgenetwork.net for further information. A curious thing happened this week, all of us apart from Kodra decided to start playing Dragon Age: Origins again in anticipation of Dragon Age: Inquisition launching halfway through next month. It was as though we all realized we didn't have a clean save game file to import into that game. So there is much talking about how amazing that game really is and our experiences, as well as talking about some of the roadblocks it sets in front of players... and specifically why Kodra stopped playing the first time. Additionally we talk about our experiences downing Garuda Extreme mode and the odd compartmentalization of Final Fantasy XIV. Additionally several other games get mentioned in the mix like Crypt of the Necrodancer, so take a listen and join us as we ramble our way through another episode.